HAFFA, the Hongkong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics Industry, is in talks with the Hong Kong Government, to bring about air cargo security measures in a way that increases efficiency and minimises costs. "HAFFA has been working on a new security programme that will allow freight forwarders to process screening at their own facilities ins...
DESPITE rising problems of air cargo security, threatening to remove local advantages of speed, Paul Tsui, chairman of HAFFA (Hongkong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics Industry) said Hong Kong would be the world leading air freight hub once full year statistics were tabulated. "We are going to replace Memphis as the number one cargo airpo...
THE volume of rail freight between China and Russia has increased 33 per cent in the first 10 months of 2010 to reach 53 million tons, according to Russian Railways president Vladimir Yakunin. Speaking at the fifth Russian-Chinese Economic Forum in Moscow last month, Mr Yakunin said about 94 per cent of the cargo comprises Russian oil, timber, chemicals...
VANCOUVER's independent container truckers rolled slowly along the highway in suburban North Delta to protest increasing restrictions on them at the Port Metro Vancouver. The truckers go-slow action is taken because they are upset with a new C$300 (US$292) licensing fee for drivers, bans on older, dirtier trucks and lifting the cap on new licences for ...
German airline Lufthansa's cargo unit will need extra capacity equivalent to six MD-11 freighters by 2015 to meet rising demand, particularly growth into and out of Asia, reported Reuters. Among sectors, the pharmaceutical industry, a major customer for Lufthansa Cargo, will grow around the world in coming years, the cargo unit's management board memb...
United Parcel Service (UPS), the world's largest package-delivery company, is gearing up to acquire a domestic parcel licence from China's State Post Bureau and further expand its business in the country, reported China Daily. UPS chairman and CEO Scott Davis will discuss the issue with government officials during his one-week trip to China starting o...
ATLANTA Mayor Kasim Reed is off to Amsterdam to generate more air cargo for his city in the face of rising security demands on carriers and shippers alike, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International is the world's busiest passenger airport, but ranks 11th nationally in air cargo. Atlanta Air Cargo Association ...
IBERIA CARGO has become the 29th international air freight carrier to join Cargo 2000's quality management system as part of the transport provider's commitment to constant improvement. Juan Ignacio Diez Barturen, senior vice president of Iberia Cargo, said: "Iberia Cargo decided to join Cargo 2000 because quality measurement is the base for improveme...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
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